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Rocky Creek at Street Highway 587 at Citrus Park

Live conditions for this USGS-monitored stretch of water, updated every 15 minutes.

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Paddle Score, from live wind and water conditions

Photograph taken near Rocky Creek at Street Highway 587 at Citrus Park
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Snow Goose in Tampa (explored) - Flickr - trishhartmann.jpg by Trish Hartmann from Tampa, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

6 mph

gusting to 11 mph

Air temp

84°F

65% chance of rain

River flow

33.7 cfs

normal for this date

Best day to paddle this week

Tuesday · 91

  • Today

    79

  • Tue

    91

    Best

  • Wed

    74

  • Thu

    71

  • Fri

    73

  • Sat

    71

  • Sun

    58

Scored from each day's peak forecast wind, heat, and rain chance — river flow isn't forecastable, so check back before you load the boat.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
1p310
2p79
3p47
4p57
5p67
6p711
7p48
8p411
9p917
10p49
11p412
12a35

Is this flow normal for September 7?

Today's 33.7 cfs is 12% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 30 cfs, across 39 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind6 mph — calm, ideal for any boat±0
  • Rain65% chance in the next 6 hours-14

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, so the flow and weather are real — but we haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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